Reading Libraries vs Timeline
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reading Libraries
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Access Reading Libraries from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalogue, renew and reserve books.
Timeline
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Timeline is a personal activity log for real life—meals, water, sleep, workouts, work, and the small moments you want to remember. Open the app, take a photo or choose one from your library, add only the details that matter, and save. Your entries become a chronological timeline based on when they happened. Keep logging and your history becomes easier to understand. The General dashboard brings together activity, category, photo, tag, and self-tracked measurement summaries across 7 days, 30 days, 3 months, or 1 year. Make it yours with custom categories and detail fields. Log only a photo and category, or add a note, tags, numbers, durations, choices, ratings, and more. Timeline is local-first: entries are saved on your device first, and you can start without creating an account. Export your data and media as a ZIP file whenever you choose, then restore it when needed. Backup and restore are manual. ZIP backups are not encrypted, so store them somewhere you trust. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Log activities with photos, time, categories, notes, tags, and details • Review your personal timeline by day and revisit earlier entries • Use the General dashboard to see summaries and patterns over time • Create categories and tracking fields that fit your life • Export and restore your data with manual ZIP backups Timeline does not tell you how to live. It gives you a fast, flexible place to record what happened and see your life more clearly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Timeline at daily against Reading Libraries's every 2 months. Timeline also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Reading Libraries ships an update every 2 months, Timeline daily. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reading Libraries | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reading Libraries | I LINK PLUS COMPANY LIMITED |
In-app purchases
Reading Libraries
No in-app purchases
Timeline
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Reading Libraries free?
Is Timeline free?
Do Reading Libraries or Timeline have ads?
Which is updated more often, Reading Libraries or Timeline?
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